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1 Samuel 16:1-5

1And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, How long wilt thoumournמִתְאַבֵּ֣לmit.'a.BelH56forSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, seeing I haverejectedמְאַסְתִּ֔יוme.'as.TivH3988him fromreigningמִמְּלֹ֖ךְmi.me.LokhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?fillמַלֵּ֨אma.Le'H4390thyhornקַרְנְךָ֜kar.ne.ChaH7161withoilשֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menH8081, andgoH3212, I willsendאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971thee toJesseיִשַׁ֣יyi.ShaiH3448theBethlehemiteH1022: for I haveprovidedרָאִ֧יתִיra.'I.tiH7200me akingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428among hissonsבְּבָנָ֛יוbe.va.NavH1121.

2AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, How can IgoH3212? ifSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586shallhearוְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'H8085it, he willkillוַהֲרָגָ֑נִי סva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026me. And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Takeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947anheiferעֶגְלַ֤ת בָּקָר֙'eg.Lat ba.KarH1241 H5697withtheeבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, andsayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, I havecomeבָּֽאתִי׃Ba.tiH935tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

3Andcallוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121Jesseלְיִשַׁ֖יle.yi.ShaiH3448to thesacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077, and I willshowאוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֙'o.di.'a.KhaH3045thee what thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213: and thou shaltanointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣u.ma.shach.TaH4886to me him whom Inameאֹמַ֖ר'o.MarH559to thee.

4AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toBethlehemH1035. And theeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of thetownהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892trembledוַיֶּחֶרְד֞וּvai.ye.cher.DuH2729at hiscomingH7125, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Comestבּוֹאֶֽךָ׃bo.'E.khaH935thoupeaceablyשָׁלֹ֥םsha.LomH7965?

5And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Peaceablyשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965: I havecomeבָּ֔אתִיBa.tiH935tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֤חַliz.Bo.achH2076to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068:sanctifyהִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves, andcomeוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935with me to thesacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077. And hesanctifiedוַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁvay.ka.DeshH6942Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448and hissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121them to thesacrificeלַזָּֽבַח׃la.Za.vachH2077.

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